KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Cascade Collegiate Conference leads the poll with five teams ranked and another three receiving votes in the latest NAIA 2022-23 Men's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 Poll, released Wednesday by the national office.
Menlo College dropped one spot but continues to lead the conference at No. 7. Eastern Oregon University and University of Providence held its previous rankings of No. 8 and No. 9 respectively. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University fell two spots to No. 18 while Montana State-Northern appears at No. 20 to complete the poll.
Southern Oregon University, Vanguard University, and Corban University all continue to receive votes. This is the final rating of the season as teams head to their respective conference tournaments. The National Office will release the final individual conference allocations tomorrow.
2022-23 NAIA Men's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 Poll
| Rank |
Last |
Team |
Conference |
Points |
| 1 |
1 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
Heart |
300 |
| 2 |
2 |
Life University (Ga.) |
Appalachian |
276 |
| 3 |
3 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
Appalachian |
242 |
| 4 |
4 |
Doane (Neb.) |
Great Plains |
181 |
| 5 |
5 |
Indiana Tech |
Wolverine-Hoosier |
173 |
| 6 |
7 |
Marian University (Ind.) |
Wolverine-Hoosier |
164 |
| 7 |
6 |
Menlo (Calif.) |
Cascade |
157 |
| 8 |
8 |
Eastern Oregon |
Cascade |
147 |
| 9 |
9 |
Providence (Mont.) |
Cascade |
126 |
| 10 |
14 |
Morningside (Iowa) |
Great Plains |
123 |
| 11 |
10 |
Reinhardt (Ga.) |
Appalachian |
120 |
| 12 |
11 |
Ottawa (Kan.) |
Kansas Collegiate |
117 |
| 13 |
12 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
Mid-South |
98 |
| 14 |
13 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
Mid-South |
86 |
| 15 |
15 |
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
Mid-South |
82 |
| 16 |
20 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
Mid-South |
77 |
| 17 |
18 |
Thomas More (Ky.) |
Mid-South |
74 |
| 18 |
16 |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
Cascade |
73 |
| 19 |
17 |
Baker (Kan.) |
Heart |
72 |
| 20 |
18 |
Missouri Valley |
Heart |
70 |
20
|
RV
|
Montana State-Northern
|
Cascade
|
70
|
Dropped From Poll: None
Receiving Votes: Southern Oregon 66; Oklahoma City 57; Central Methodist (Mo.) 48; Lourdes (Ohio) 46;
Vanguard (Calif.) 46; Keiser (Fla.) 36; Saint Mary (Kan.) 36; Briar Cliff (Iowa) 33; Graceland (Iowa) 32;
Corban (Ore.) 30; Cornerstone (Mich.) 26; Avila (Mo.) 23; Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 22; Midway (Ky.) 20; Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 19; Oklahoma Wesleyan 16; William Penn (Iowa) 16; Rochester (Mich.) 14; Concordia (Neb.) 13; Montreat (N.C.) 13; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 13; Benedictine (Kan.) 7; St. Thomas (Fla.) 6; St. Ambrose (Iowa) 5; Pikeville (Ky.) 4; Waldorf (Iowa) 4; Missouri Baptist 3; Texas esleyan 3; York (Neb.) 3; Dickinson State (N.D.) 2
Top-Ranked Individuals | Individual Rankings
125 – Esco Walker, Grand View (Iowa)
133 – Carson Taylor, Grand View (Iowa)
141 – Baterdene Boldmaa, Doane (Neb.)
149 – Ryan Moore, Thomas More (Ky.)
157 – Giovanni Bonilla, Grand View (Iowa)
165 – Jack Bass, Life (Ga.)
174 – Isaiah Luellen, Grand View (Iowa)
184 – Eric Vermillion, Indiana Tech
197 – Zane Lanham, Life (Ga.)
285 – Greg Hagan, Grand View (Iowa)
Poll Methodology:
- The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the eight conferences.
- Two days prior to the national poll, each qualifying group rater submits the top 10 individuals from each weight class in his conference into the system. Only wrestlers listed on a conference ballot are considered for the national ballot.
- The top 25 individuals in each weight class is based on how each voter ranks the best individuals. An individual receives 25 points for each first place vote, 24 for second place and so on through the list. This same point system is used to determine the team ranking.
- The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) is removed and the team's ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot
- For the complete Top 20 calendar, click here.